A Malta-based humanitarian group that has been rescuing migrants in the Mediterranean for three years said on Monday it was suspending operations after months of rising tensions with Italian and Libyan authorities. The Migrant Offshore Aid Station (MOAS) was instead sending its...

(Zaman Al Wasl) This year's Eid al-Adha holiday is a heavy burden for the displaced people in the eastern region of Qalamoun in Damascus’ countryside. The holiday brings with it bitter memories which the war is trying to erase. However, the warm welcome of the people in the region gave the...

 Bangladeshi border guards on Thursday recovered the bodies of 20 Rohingya women and children whose boat capsized as they fled violence in Myanmar, an official said, amid rising pressure on Bangladesh to shelter thousands marooned at its borders. Around 18,500 Rohingya Muslims,...

U.S. Air Force pilot Lieutenant Colonel Jeremy Renken knew that whatever happened next might escalate the war in Syria. The 40-year-old father of four was flying his F-15E Strike Eagle fighter jet in “a race track” pattern around an Iranian-made drone, which had just tried to kill...